Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	advice_n	free_a	great_a	43	3	2.0785	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37256	A sermon preached at the funeral of that incomparable lady the Honourable the Lady Mary Armyne by J.D., M.A. With an epistle and elegy by two grave divines.	J. D.	1676 (1676)	Wing D43; ESTC R27883	22,659	48

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